Some of the main points of consumer resistance against hybrid vehicles include perceptions that the costly high-voltage battery packs in these vehicles are unreliable and prone to frequent or ...

Kia EV9 high-voltage battery pack teardown by Munro & Associates reveals engineers likely thought about repairability when designing it. There are two access plates underneath for serviceable items.

On September 19, Stellantis presented its first prototype using the Intelligent Battery Integrated System, or IBIS. It is using a Peugeot e-3008 to test the technology. It may seem that this is no big ...

BMW, as promised in 2018, launched battery module and battery pack production in Thailand, in partnership with the DRÄXLMAIER Group, one of its long-term automotive suppliers. Complete batteries will ...

In case you didn’t know, February 18 has an interesting celebration attached to it because it’s America’s National Battery Day. Not necessarily related to the automotive world, this is being observed ...

After a teardown of Tesla’s since discontinued 85 kWh battery pack, long-time Tesla owner and battery tinkerer Jason Hughes was the first to bring up the fact that Tesla’s packs don’t always have the ...

Ford is looking at ways to make electric vehicle battery packs easier to repair—especially as their cooling systems become more advanced—a patent filing indicates. The document, which was published by ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Cost remains one of the biggest challenges of electric vehicles and the single most expensive piece in an EV is the battery, followed by the power electronics module (PEM) and drive units. Electricity ...